Some big changes to the welfare system have been introduced since we last posted, and we’re seeing this reflected in the enquiries people are bringing to Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau. You can see on our impact map increasing numbers of people coming for advice on the bedroom tax. The ‘Bedroom Tax’ is a reduction in [...]

Guest post by Marike van Harskamp, manager of Homelink – a project of East London anti-poverty charity, Quaker Social Action. Tony (24) sleeps most nights on the floor, squeezed between a bed and wardrobe, in the small room his friend rents in a shared house. His friend puts him up for now. Tony has a [...]

                This morning we hit Mare Street in Hackney to talk to people about how they have been affected by changes in Housing Benefit. We had lots of people approach us with stories about their rent shortfalls and increasing monthly housing payments that they wanted us to hear. [...]